Day see me rollin'...fenders

[M.Doban]

So I recently bought an Eastwood fender roller. (So recently in fact that it's still in transit to me).

My question is, what is a decent price to charge someone to roll their fenders? Would a fender pull be additional cost? I'm just trying to make the tool pay for itself if you know what I mean.

Thanks, gents.

[andybob]

I'd suggest rolling a few fenders for practice first so you can get the hang of it before you go and charge people. Also, make sure you invest in a good heat gun and a good soft faced dead blow mallet.

Just my $.02

[M.Doban]

Definitely legit advice.

I plan on heading up to the junkyard and asking permission to roll several fenders that are damaged for the practice. Also I will be doing my car first. I want a customer car to be perfect and wouldn't think of heading in blind.

[andybob]

Definitely legit advice.

I plan on heading up to the junkyard and asking permission to roll several fenders that are damaged for the practice. Also I will be doing my car first. I want a customer car to be perfect and wouldn't think of heading in blind.

I did mine last year with a soft faced dead blow hammer. I couldn't get a roller around me and I didn't have the money to buy one. Even with a hammer, it was still pretty easy to get the rear of my car rolled all the way over and the metal was really stiff. Make sure you keep the panel hot to the touch though, keeps from chipping the paint.

My friend was so impressed, he had me do his brand new WRX. I was nervous as hell. lol. His turned out even better than mine and I used the same method.

Anyways, good luck with it. Like I said, keep the panel you're rolling hot to the touch at all times to keep from cranking the paint and you should be alright.

[SuperMegaDeathRay]

i prefer hammering...imo you have a better feel for the work unlike you have with the roller...but to answer your question...if you do it on the quiet 60-70$ for doing all four is suitable...